New GOOGLE Tools for Your BLOG – Customized Mapping

When I think of the old traditional maps, I still think of the ones in my glove compartment. You know the one, you unfold it six times to open it, stretch your arms across the entire front seat of the car to read it, and then you’re never able to fold it back up the right way to get it back in the glove compartment again. LOL! I use to get those maps from AAA before going on road trips with my family, just 2 years ago.

Today, there’s GPS, Google Earth, Mapquest, Mapopolis, Yahoo maps, TREO’s and other options to finding our way around the planet. So clean out your glove compartments! 🙂 In my research to find a marketing tool for a client today, I discovered a Blog that talked about customizing Google Maps! It’s the Google Lat Long Blog. DETAILS>>> We are creating a map showing all her listings, and one for open houses Sunday.

Customize your maps with icons, photos, images, graphics and more. Here are some links to some helpful sites using Google Maps!

Once you’re done, you can link or email with the URL address, or you can embed the map into your Blog or Website. The HTML code and links are provided by Google. THIS IS AWESOME!! Do I seem to be a little over excited?!? I think this new feature is the Bomb!! It’s making me Crazy all this new stuff!!

Just to show an example of how powerful this customized mapping can be, these guys are thinking really BIG!

Look what Google has done with maps in their International project, Cleaning Up The World. You’re invited to participate in this project/event too. Pick a spot and join on in. Join Google, and the rest of the world, in the International Crusade, Cleanup Weekend! 3 EASY STEPS